Industry 4.0
Vol. 8 (2023), Issue 1, pg(s) 19-20

DOMINANT TECHNOLOGIES IN “INDUSTRY 4.0”

Self-cleaning coatings of oxides transition elements (including – TiO2) on a photovoltaic covering glass

  • 1 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies with Hydro- and Aerodynamics Centre “Acad. Angel Balevski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to review the cleaning of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and applied coatings that eliminates costly automated cleaning systems by using nano-sized TiO2 combined with various organic binders.

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